| 单词 | confidence |
| 释义 | confidence (kɒnfɪdəns ) Word forms: confidences 1. uncountable noun If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them. I have every confidence in you. [+ in] This has contributed to the lack of confidence in the police. [+ in] His record on ceasefires inspires no confidence. Synonyms: trust, belief, faith, dependence 2. uncountable noun B2 If you have confidence, you feel sure about your abilities, qualities, or ideas. The band is on excellent form and brimming with confidence. I always thought the worst of myself and had no confidence whatsoever. Synonyms: self-assurance, courage, assurance, aplomb 3. uncountable noun [usu with N] B2 If you can say something with confidence, you feel certain it is correct. I can say with confidence that such rumours were totally groundless. 4. uncountable noun [usually in NOUN] If you tell someone something in confidence, you tell them a secret. We told you all these things in confidence. Even telling Lois seemed a betrayal of confidence. take sb into one's confidence phrase If you take someone into your confidence, you tell them a secret. He was one of the few that she took into her confidence about how the story would develop. 5. countable noun A confidence is a secret that you tell someone. Gregory shared confidences with Carmen. 6. See also vote of no confidence Collocations: body confidence I work out, but I still have body confidence issues. The Sun (2013) Doctors would be better off trying to improve a woman's body confidence rather than referring them for an expensive procedure like this. The Sun (2013) She also found her body confidence at a younger age than most. The Sun (2016) The government is trying to bolster confidence in data security before testing begins. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Will his tour undermine, rather than bolster, global confidence? Times, Sunday Times (2009) This has bolstered confidence in global economic recovery. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Encourage her to take up some new interests and build more confidence in herself. The Sun (2014) Performing live is a key part of building that confidence. Times, Sunday Times (2013) We are trying to build confidence. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Companies linked the improvement in the sector to a recovery in business confidence. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Another report out today shows UK business confidence is at a two-year low. The Sun (2011) This revived business confidence. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Our survey paints a picture of an optimistic sector with an overall confidence index of 45 per cent. Times, Sunday Times Its confidence index fell to 45 in the past quarter, from 53 for the previous three months. Times, Sunday Times All of which raises a second possibility, supported in particular by the consumer confidence index but also by some other numbers. Times, Sunday Times It said its consumer confidence index had increased by three points over the past two weeks. The Sun Its consumer confidence index edged up on the back of rising disposable incomes and optimism about job prospects. Times, Sunday Times Your confidence is riding high and you'll crush any obstacles in your path. The Sun (2015) Obviously, wages are rising, inflation is low and consumer confidence is high. Times, Sunday Times (2015) My confidence was high as we raced through game three. The Sun (2012) It was always a matter of time before the chances would go in and my confidence would be sky-high again. The Sun (2016) Confidence is not sky-high but we can't use that as an excuse. The Sun (2015) He scored again and his confidence is sky-high now. The Sun (2010) But when the runs widely diverge, confidence plummets and the most likely forecast has a poor chance of coming true. Times, Sunday Times That will help to assuage concerns that advertisers are tightening belts as consumer confidence plummets. Times, Sunday Times As investor confidence plummets, interest rates on their loans are becoming unmanageable. Times, Sunday Times We know what happens when confidence plummets. The Sun They also concluded that it would damage economic confidence without raising much money. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Clearly this is damaging public confidence. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Economists fear that the rises could damage consumer confidence and affect high street spending. Times, Sunday Times (2006) If we heard it once, we heard it a hundred times: the inquiry needed to engender confidence in victims and the public. Times, Sunday Times By his clear expositions of the realities of the situation and the corrective measures he planned, he engendered confidence that, at last, the economy was in safe hands. Times, Sunday Times It engenders confidence and comfort, which translates into success. Times, Sunday Times As chairman of the body set up to protect and enhance confidence in charities he worries about the large salaries paid to some chiefs. Times, Sunday Times To reduce anxiety it's important to start the revising, which will generally enhance confidence. Times, Sunday Times A resolution of this puzzle will enhance confidence in the attribution. Times, Sunday Times Hence, what faith can voters place on future pre-election promises when policies that they feel strongly about are disposable, and how will this enhance confidence in the electoral process? Times, Sunday Times She announced that a board was being created 'to enhance confidence in government statistics'. Times, Sunday Times Yesterday's defeat could erode some confidence though. The Sun (2012) Initially reasonable, this can erode confidence and crush creativity. The Sun (2011) Confidence was eroded on more than one front. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Its museums, its government buildings, its statuary and inscriptions express confidence, expansiveness and a commitment to progress. Times, Sunday Times Others express confidence that the affordability checks imposed on homebuyers should help them cope with higher mortgage repayments. Times, Sunday Times I wanted the statue to express confidence without being stern, strength without being static. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He expressed confidence that the bank would meet the regulations without having to beg for state help. Times, Sunday Times Since listing, the shares have dropped almost 5%, but analysts have expressed confidence in the outlook for the stock in the longer term. Times, Sunday Times The team were at full strength and exuded the confidence that comes from a run of good results. Times, Sunday Times (2008) You need a look that exudes confidence and plays up your best assets. Times, Sunday Times (2006) When she walked into my office for the first time, she exuded confidence. Times, Sunday Times (2014) You have bravado, a false confidence at that age. Times, Sunday Times They can also promote needless alarm or false confidence. Times, Sunday Times But health experts warned the device could give false confidence. The Sun I have it on good cycling authority that stabilisers can make it harder to learn as it builds false confidence. The Sun Feedback can produce a false confidence in the witness' selection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The prospect of negative interest rates could further damage fragile confidence among companies. Times, Sunday Times It was a real body blow to their already fragile confidence. The Sun (2015) The goal did so much damage to the team's fragile confidence. The Sun (2015) Colleagues believe that senior managers truly live the values of the organisation (87%) and have full confidence in their leadership (88%). Times, Sunday Times I can authorise myself to get rid of characters, cut episodes etc in full confidence that the author will agree with me. Times, Sunday Times But do the players have full confidence in their manager? The Sun He now had full confidence that they 'want to get the job properly done'. Times, Sunday Times The mayor denies any wrongdoing and had full confidence in the justice system. Times, Sunday Times Keep calm, loving and reassuring and there's every chance she will quickly gain confidence and trust in those around her. The Sun Ignore what you see as your boundaries and you'll gain confidence. Times, Sunday Times But once you start, in however small a way, you'll gain confidence as fast as you gain cash. The Sun Rehearse out loud - it's the most efficient way to refine your thinking and to gain confidence. Times,Sunday Times We were very lucky that night, but you take that and hope you gain confidence from it and that's what has happened. Times, Sunday Times Or must the player give confidence to a manager? Times, Sunday Times He can give confidence by taking those crucial early chances. Times, Sunday Times That impact should give confidence about the benefit of improved transport links across the whole country. Times, Sunday Times You need to give confidence to your defenders, play as a sweeper, cover the space behind. Times, Sunday Times And they give confidence to countries and investors that policy will last. Times, Sunday Times He showed great confidence and composure. The Sun (2014) We have had five consecutive 3-0 victories in qualifying and that has given us great confidence. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Making this clear will improve confidence and do more for recovery than anything else. Times, Sunday Times Field trips and fresh air adventure play are also thought to improve confidence and social skills. The Sun The firm focused their campaign on depicting planes as large and solid in an effort to improve confidence in the airline. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Such innovative terms might be defensible if they led to a fall in crime and improved confidence in the police. Times,Sunday Times His improved confidence going forward has come as a consequence of his hard graft in training. Times,Sunday Times Its priorities are to reduce reoffending, increase confidence in the justice system and uphold civil liberties. Times, Sunday Times One would be to increase confidence in schools inspectors' judgments by ensuring that the majority were, or recently had been, successful teachers. Times, Sunday Times But market support would still increase confidence in the tip. The Sun A government-backed review has called for the creation of an independent audit profession with a redefined purpose to increase confidence in business and prevent unnecessary corporate failures. Times,Sunday Times Rain and market support would increase confidence. The Sun You have the inner confidence to promote your own ideas. The Sun (2016) Such calm suggests a high degree of inner confidence. Times, Sunday Times (2011) You could see she had that inner confidence. Times, Sunday Times (2009) All of this is helping to instil confidence in investors. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Let us get a victory and that will instil confidence in the team. The Sun (2009) The moon is shining a lucky light on teamwork and you will instil confidence in others. The Sun (2006) Nevertheless, preventing click fraud is crucial for the search companies to maintain investor confidence. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He knows that the previous administration damaged investor confidence with arbitrary taxes and overregulation. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But it is worrying in the sense that it shakes investor confidence in the accuracy of trading information. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Good news on the economy has buoyed investor confidence. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The $10 billion loss soured relations with Europe and rattled investor confidence in an economy hit by high inflation and a lack of foreign currency reserves. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He needed to feel little anxiety on the last point, but despite his good sense and considerable abilities, Francis lacked confidence. The Killing Times (Treason in arms) (1986) His letter acknowledged that some schools had'substantial difficulties' in raising and maintaining attainment because students lacked confidence. Times, Sunday Times (2008) You keep telling parents that they lack confidence and bombard them with often contradictory advice. Times, Sunday Times (2006) People who may lack confidence or status in the real world can find it here. Times, Sunday Times (2007) There may also be GPs who lack confidence in a particular area and refer more patients with those sorts of problem. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He is flying blind yet doesn't want to lose the confidence of those he leads. Times, Sunday Times (2014) If they lose confidence in the creditworthiness of their counterparties, they'll stop lending to each other. Times, Sunday Times (2016) She has lost confidence wearing a bikini. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He has lost confidence and lost belief in the person in charge because he has messed him about. The Sun (2015) We're losing confidence in our military capabilities. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Many would welcome support in dealing with stress, anxiety, loss of confidence and productivity that can happen when trying to juggle work and home life. Times, Sunday Times This kind of loss of confidence has been a feature of the crisis. Times, Sunday Times The details of the report showed a sharp drop in new business growth and a loss of confidence among companies. Times, Sunday Times Here we look at some of the factors behind the loss of confidence. The Sun They were the housing market, the price of oil, a loss of confidence in financial institutions and a contraction in bank lending. Times, Sunday Times In any other world, organisations publicly promote what they are doing to maintain confidence. Times, Sunday Times (2009) This report is the opportunity to reform, and to maintain public confidence. Times, Sunday Times (2009) He says the biggest challenge is maintaining confidence in the economy. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Improved market confidence helped sales rise 27 % Times, Sunday Times (2015) Economists have been calling for early elections to restore political and economic stability and raise market confidence. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Its responsibilities include maintaining market confidence, protecting consumers and targeting financial crime. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Her newfound confidence only complements her other attributes. Christianity Today My success with the weight loss and my fitness gave me a newfound confidence. Times, Sunday Times They were 2-0 up at half-time, exuding their newfound confidence, but two injuries and a red card after 20 minutes contributed to a 3-2 defeat. Times, Sunday Times She celebrates her newfound confidence with more donuts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He oozes executive confidence. Times, Sunday Times (2008) She oozed confidence, happiness and vitality and had the world at her feet. The Sun (2006) The film oozes confidence and cheek. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The technology also enables project confidence and mitigates risk thanks to inbuilt audit trails. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We were told the problems were limited and asked to project confidence, have people use pencil and paper, and try to submit again later. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But get ready to see burbling scientists working on formulae in deserted labs; to see attractive businesspeople projecting confidence from screens. Times, Sunday Times Lobsters succeed by projecting confidence and strong body image. Times, Sunday Times He said it had dented public confidence in a drug most experts think safely combats heart disease. The Sun (2016) That is the only way of rescuing public confidence in the organisation. Times, Sunday Times (2016) No wonder public confidence in the criminal justice system is draining away. The Sun (2006) You have a quiet confidence that helps you deal with even the moodiest of people and get your plans working. The Sun (2009) New faces and places add excitement but just as important is your quiet confidence. The Sun (2012) It gives them a quiet confidence and serenity, that seductive je ne sais quoi. Times, Sunday Times (2007) You have the quiet confidence that makes a partner keener. The Sun (2011) Your quiet confidence impresses bosses and an opportunity you thought you had missed is back. The Sun (2009) An auctioneer has to radiate confidence in the wares on offer, so having a calm presence helps. Times, Sunday Times Just look at her face: she's radiating confidence. Times, Sunday Times On my visit the students radiated confidence and enthusiasm. Times, Sunday Times You can be really curvy but if you're radiating confidence, it's attractive. The Sun She looks gorgeous and full of energy, has gone from a size 30 to a 16 and radiates confidence. The Sun It is critical for us to rebuild investor confidence in the company. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Transparency and trust are essential in rebuilding confidence in the banking system. Times, Sunday Times (2009) She claimed the crackdown was needed to rebuild public confidence. The Sun (2009) The market will take a while to regain confidence, though. Times, Sunday Times As markets regain confidence, growth should pick up. Times, Sunday Times We are in the jaws of this crisis and until the banking system starts to regain confidence we will remain there. Times, Sunday Times This will increase the total size of the hedge fund market to a record $2.25 trillion as investors regain confidence in the sector. Times, Sunday Times More established players have used the events to regain confidence or tweak their games. Globe and Mail Renewed confidence in construction markets helped profits rise to 4.2m in 2013. Times, Sunday Times They will approach the rest of the series with renewed confidence. Times, Sunday Times Your career and professional life seems to be going into orbit today and it shows in your renewed confidence in your dealings with others. The Sun The house builder's return to the market after almost six years of painful restructuring underlines renewed confidence in the sector. Times, Sunday Times Ten days for the rusty to be rechromed, the flat to be re-energised and the dispirited to walk through the door with renewed confidence. Times, Sunday Times The flurry of deals in recent months, underlines the renewed confidence in the restaurant business. Times, Sunday Times (2010) I can see in training there is a renewed confidence. The Sun (2013) It looks like he is getting there - and bagging only his second goal of the campaign is bound to give him renewed confidence. The Sun (2006) He has fought back from a serious knee injury and an uncertain future at Chelsea to find renewed confidence with England. The Sun (2010) This has led to renewed confidence in the city. Times, Sunday Times (2016) If the boardroom coup was intended to restore the confidence of investors, it has yet to do so. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Germany is under pressure to boost its financial commitment to both causes and thus restore confidence in the euro. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He plans a depot open day that day in a bid to restore confidence. The Sun (2016) Mr Darling foreshadowed the move last night when he said that both national and international regulators needed additional powers to help to restore confidence in the system. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Government funding of political parties would be in the general public interest and restore confidence in the wider political system. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It is vital to retain the confidence of international investors. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The party has to regain and then retain the confidence of the British people. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Clearly we need to retain the confidence of the public. Times, Sunday Times (2010) First, he insists that you 'throw away the sad step', or weighing scales, as they tell you nothing useful, only sap confidence and motivation. Times, Sunday Times Conversely, falling prices can sap confidence and consumer spending power, pushing inflation downwards. Times, Sunday Times Modest ambition can infect any camp and sap confidence. Times, Sunday Times Although most observers say that he has done many of the right things, politically motivated delays and woeful presentation have sapped confidence. Times, Sunday Times That saps confidence and if it happens again tomorrow, they could be chasing the game and may leave themselves wide open. Times, Sunday Times It's an innate sense of confidence that comes out in the wearer and more often than not, in the eye of the beholder. ST Judicious buying gave her a sense of confidence. Times, Sunday Times First, they quickly develop a sense of confidence that they are capable of thriving in the new world. Times, Sunday Times Restoring that 'pervasive sense of confidence and optimism and conviction that ordinary people were meant to be rich' requires showmanship as well as money. Times, Sunday Times We should fall back on a wider sense of confidence. Times, Sunday Times A tremor in the housing market was all it took to shake confidence in the heavily indebted business. Times, Sunday Times Exhaustion leads to a break from training, which can shake confidence, making it harder to return. Times, Sunday Times Nothing can shake confidence quite like a failing financial institution. Times, Sunday Times Scandals over filthy hospitals have shaken confidence in nurses. The Sun In a day that once again shook confidence in the single currency: ? Times, Sunday Times Not all of the book's contributors share this confidence. The Times Literary Supplement (2010) She leant in, as if to share a confidence. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Youth pastors who engage in counseling must maintain the confidences shared with them. Christianity Today (2000) Throwing away nine-point leads with 20 minutes to go with a remarkable penalty fest will do everything to shatter confidence throughout the squad. The Sun But beneath the beautiful and brilliant exterior lies a contrasting story of shattered confidence and low self-esteem. The Sun For many, however, the diagnosis itself comes as a terrible shock, shattering confidence. Times, Sunday Times But if energy-producing businesses and nations get into serious financial difficulties, that generates losses for creditors and shatters confidence more generally. Times, Sunday Times My already shattered confidence was beyond repair. The Sun She's an exceptional athlete but she's also got supreme confidence and intuition. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It's an incredible thing to have supreme confidence in your body's abilities. Times, Sunday Times (2007) This requires supreme confidence. Times, Sunday Times (2007) His technical expertise and his capacity to inspire total confidence in his troops have been universally recognised. Times, Sunday Times He bought the biggest and best kit when he set up because he had total confidence in his business plan. Times, Sunday Times They never strike a feeling of total confidence. Times, Sunday Times It's time to set aside modesty and talk with total confidence when changes at work open up an opportunity for you. The Sun To whom can they speak of their fears (or even just suspicions) in total confidence? Times, Sunday Times It wasn't a hit, but the fact that it was published at all gave me tremendous confidence. Times, Sunday Times He was very supportive and gave me tremendous confidence. The Sun He speaks to me like a friend, and asks for my advice, which gives me tremendous confidence. Times, Sunday Times They're exceptionally well paired, dancing with tremendous confidence and compact refinement. Times, Sunday Times He was a top-class performer with a vast wealth of knowledge and had tremendous confidence to teach others - yet his 'ego and right to criticise' were attacked. The Sun Positive or affirmative action may well improve the statistics, but it will undermine confidence in the individual men and women who are to do the job. Times, Sunday Times (2011) There is evidence that the publicity surrounding some controversial tax cases has further undermined confidence in business. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It would be a travesty if this case were to undermine the confidence of victims. Times, Sunday Times (2014) But there's a knack to wearing them, and that's with utter confidence. Times, Sunday Times The clans who've made it this far have utter confidence in their relations' brain power, nominating them to answer specific questions. The Sun It was as if he was sending a message that said he has utter confidence in himself and that, no, he didn't feel under any extra pressure. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 信心, 信赖, 机密 Japanese: 自信 self-assurance, 信頼 trust, 秘密 secret |
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